The Stand by Stephen King -- 10 Reasons You Should Read

1. It's January, what else you got going on?
2. You can brag about reading a 1,100 page book.
3. Character driven perfection.
4. For you literary folks, just understand, HE'S OUR DICKENS! Just accept it.
   a) and this is his David Copperfield
5. Lots O cool lyrics from cool songs...
6. Chapter five is a perfect short story.
7. The villain, a.k.a. The Walkin' Dude, can't be beat.
8. There's a character referred to as "Trashy" or "Trash Man", but he's got nothing to do with Waste Management.
9. There's a plague.
10. Fire, destruction, redemption...

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